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My name is Bruce and I'm an audioholic... ok, not quite perhaps, but....

I've had a presence on a number of audio forums for quite a few years now, always with the same moniker - some might recognize it from elsewhere. I've visited here often and figured I really should join.

I am a professional violinist, photographer and restorer of old things, most especially pianos. I run seven or eight systems in total ranging from all tube in the main set-up to vintage of various configurations elsewhere. Source material covers pretty much everything but 8-tracks.

Hmmm.... old house with four floors, a system in the garage, one in my wife's art studio and one more over at her art supply shop. It adds up after awhile! I've been into audio for a few decades by now and gear seems to have had a way of just coming to me.

In my early years I had a bit of obsession with integrated amps so I've a few of those in systems - two Yamahas (CA-1000 and CA-1010), an Accuphase E-202 and the sound for our video system is courtesy of a Teac AX-75 MkII (surprisingly nice).

A few receivers are hanging around (mostly yard sale finds) and get some play time - Marantz 4300, Onkyo TX-4500 MkII and Technics SA-800 plus a couple of little guys - Advent 300 and an Onkyo TX-810.

The main and and living room systems are both separates, main being tube and the living room vintage separates. More on those later perhaps!

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Originally Posted by Fiddlefye

Hmmm.... old house with four floors, a system in the garage, one in my wife's art studio and one more over at her art supply shop. It adds up after awhile! I've been into audio for a few decades by now and gear seems to have had a way of just coming to me.

In my early years I had a bit of obsession with integrated amps so I've a few of those in systems - two Yamahas (CA-1000 and CA-1010), an Accuphase E-202 and the sound for our video system is courtesy of a Teac AX-75 MkII (surprisingly nice).

A few receivers are hanging around (mostly yard sale finds) and get some play time - Marantz 4300, Onkyo TX-4500 MkII and Technics SA-800 plus a couple of little guys - Advent 300 and an Onkyo TX-810.

The main and and living room systems are both separates, main being tube and the living room vintage separates. More on those later perhaps!

As a classical musician I do listen a lot in that genre, but jazz, rock and folk are all well represented. I'll listen to pretty much anything as long as it is well done! I have a number of good tuners and there are some excellent FM stations in this area so that is a frequent source, especially the classical/jazz station WRCJ. I'd say my LP/CD/RTR collection runs about 60% classical, 20% rock and then jazz and folk making up the remainder.